This five drawer end table has walnut plywood sides and the rest is solid stock. The top drawer is a real functioning drawer with the do it yourself suede lining. The other four drawers are TV trays that pull out and fit nicely in your lap. The white material in the trays is Corian 1/4” thick. I did manage some dovetail joints on the top drawer using my Delta dovetail jig.

Finished with a light walnut stain and five coats of tung oil.

Now I think it’s time to shut down the shop for a month or two and hopefully get a new shop built. wish me luck on that one.

Well, here is the latest project out of the garage shop. These we made from native red oak with minwax red oak stain and poly. Two end table 18”x24”x24” the TV stand is 20”x48”x24”. It’s all pocket hole construction. To top it all off we used an opaque solid surface to protect the tops through these college years. It’s cool stuff, it buffs out smooth so you can see the suspended pieces of glass inside it. The imporant thing is she loves them. These babies were built to last the many moves she has ahead of her.

NINE OF THESE FOR NINE LOVELY LADIES. CHECK THE BLOG

MADE FROM MDF AND 1/4” CORIAN

SO THREE DAYS BEFOR SHE HEADS BACK TO SCHOOL MY DAUGHTER TELLS ME SHE NEEDS A JEWLERY BOX. COOL I THOUGHT I JUST MADE A NEW FINGER JOINT JIG FOR THE ROUTER, WITH PLANS GIVEN TO ME BY BRAD. THIS WAS GOING TO BE NY FIRST CHANCE TO USE IT. I USED LOCAL BLACK OAK GIVEN TO ME BY A FRIEND. FINISHED WITH FOUR COATS OF POLY. I ALSO USED THE BLOW IN SUEDE ON THE BOTTOM.

SO THE WIFE GOES TO THE ART FAIR AND COMES BACK AND SAYS, “I NEED A FRAME FOR THIS.” SO HERE YOU GO. A BUDDY OF MINE GAVE ME THIS GREAT PIECE OF WALNUT THAT HE CUT OFF HIS FARM. THEN I USED SOME LEFT OVER QRT. SAWN WHITE OAK. FINISHED WITH GUESS WHAT. WIPE ON POLY.

THIS SHOP CUT LAMINATED BREAKFEST TRAY IS MADE FROM VENEERS OF WALNUT AND AFRICAN LIMBA. FINISHED WITH WIPE ON POLY.

THIS LITTLE BEAUTY WAS A DESIGN I DID FOR A SMALL BATHROOM. IT’ ALL CHERRY WITH WIPE ON POLY FINISH. I USED EURO DOOR HINGES AND FULL EXTENSION BOTTOM MOUNT DRAWER SLIDES. THE TOP IS CORIAN TO MATCH THE LEDGE IN THE SHOWER. I MADE THAT TOO. CORIAN WORKS JUST LIKE WOOD BUT SMELLS LIKE PLASTIC.

THIS WAS MY FIRST PROJECT BACK INTO WOODWORKING. IT’S ALL QRT SAWN WHITE OAK. FINISHED WITH SIX COATS OF TUNG-OIL